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About Dhanahan Village

Dhanahan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 49 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 73.54 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 49
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanahan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanahan is the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 73.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhanahan

Dhanahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanahan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanahan from other places

Dhanahan lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanahan
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 28 km

Villages closest to Dhanahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhanahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanahan village had a population of 98. That makes it the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Dhanahan village has 49 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanahan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhanahan is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanahan covers 73.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanahan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanahan is Buffer Stop, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanahan.

Dhanahan is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanahan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Padhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janahan (under 2 km), Badwahan (2.5 km) and Lagdhar (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanahan today is likely to be higher.

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